Basic Wages:
"Basic Wages" means all emoluments earned by an employee while on duty, leave, or holiday with wages in accordance with the terms of the contract of employment and which are paid or payable in cash but do not include:
- The cash value of any food concession.
- Any dearness allowance (that is, all cash payments by whatever name called, paid to an employee on account of a rise in the cost of living), house rent allowance, overtime allowance, bonus, commission, or any other allowance payable to the employee in respect of employment or work done in such employment.
- Any present made by the employer.